NEW WETA HOBBIT ITEMS
WETA is releasing new 1/6 Scale statues of Kili and Bofur at $248.99 each. They also have announced the first of three new Miniature Troll statues (Tom, in this case) at $74.99, and Bilbo’s Button and Durin’s Day Button at $10.99 each. A Baggins of Hobbiton Family Tree Art Print is priced at $29.99 and the second Barrel Rider Statue – Bombur – is priced at $64.99.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=13355

2013 EXCLUSIVES
We have listed pre-orders for the first batch of 2013 exclusives. These include Transformers Masterpiece Acid Storm at $119.99, MLP Rainbow Dash as Shadowbolt at $17.99, MLP Nightmare Moon at $35.99, World War Z Gerry Lane at $23.99 and the Batman Classic1966 Batmobile at $89.99. We will be adding more SDCC exclusives throughout the week.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=13376

KICK-A.. 2 FIGURE SERIES 02 – CASE, SET
The second assortment of figures includes Unmasked Hit Girl, Armored Kick-A.. and Colonel Stars and Stripes with his dog Eisenhower. The Case assortment includes 14 figures (six of Colonel Stars and Stripes and four each of the other two figures) and is listed at $219.99 ($78 off the MSRP), and we also have them listed as a Set of three for $53.99 ($10 off the MSRP). Finally, we have singles of Colonel Stars and Stripes available at $18.99.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=13348

CALIBRE TRANSFORMERS STATUES – PRICE DROP
We have just received corrected pricing from our supplier, and are now able to offer the 20” Optimus Prime Statue at $1199.99 (was $1599.99), and the Bumblebee 14” Statue at $999.99 (was $1199.99). Each comes with alternate parts, limited articulation, LED effects and more; if you were on the fence about these fantastic statues before, now is the time to get your pre-order in.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=calibre

STAR TREK SKELE-TREKS FIGURE SERIES 01 – CASE, SET
These new figures are Star Trek characters done in a Day of the Dead style. The first assortment includes a Borg, Captain Kirk and Klingon Commander Kor, and they are available as a Case of 14 for $174.99 (five each of Kirk and Borg, 4 of Kor, $49 off the MSRP) or as a Set of three for $39.99 ($8 off the MSRP).
Singles of Kirk and Borg are available at $13.99 each.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=Skele-Treks

WWE ELITE FIGURES SERIES 24A. 24B CASES
The new 24A Case includes one each of Rey Mysterio and The Miz, and two each of Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Wade Barrett, while the 24B case has the same assortment but adds a Trish Stratus and removes a Wade Barrett. Each of these Cases of 8 is listed at $129.99.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=WWE%20Elite

HELLO KITTY FIGURES AND MORE
NECA has also announced a whole new line of Hello Kitty products. These include 4″ Vinyl Customizable figures, 7″ Clothed figures, LED Lamps, String Lights, Tea Sets, Trinket Boxes and more. You can see all of the new listings at the link.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2097&company=26

MOVIE MASTERPIECE 1/6 SCALE SNAKE EYES COLLECTIBLE FIGURE
Hot Toys’ first 1/6 scale release from “GI Joe: Retaliation” has arrived. Snake Eyes comes with alternate hands, a full costume, a pair of daggers, two metal swords with sheaths, a submachine gun and a pistol with holster, as well as a display stand. He is listed at $194.99.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HOT10434&mode=retail

KICK-A.. 2 6″ FIGURE SERIES 01 – CASE, SET, SINGLE
The case assortment for this wave includes five each of Kick-A.. and Hit Girl and 4 of MF’er, and we have it listed at $229.99, saving you $68 off of the MSRP. We also have the three figures from this wave listed as a Set, and it is priced at $53.99, $10 off the MSRP. FInally, we have extra singles of Kick-A.. priced at $18.99.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2278&category=6317

AVENGERS ALL STARS SERIES 01 – CASE, SET, SINGLES
This new line of figures starts with a case assortment that includes two each of Iron Man and Thor, and four each of the Hulk and Captain America, and we have the Case listed at $73.99. We also have the four figures available as a Set, which is listed at $26.99; singles are also available of the Hulk and Captain America at $6.99 each.http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=Avengers%20All%20Stars

Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett has been around toys his whole life. The first line he ever collected was Mego’s World’s Greatest Super Heroes line back in the 70s. He has been surrounded by collectables ever since.

In 1999 he was confounded by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite toy lines he was collecting. Since he couldn’t find the information he decided to pursue it himself thinking other people might also be interested in the same news. He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and action figure for a toy news site and in a years time he tripled the sites daily traffic with his updates, reviews and product features.

He built relationships with every major toy manufacturer and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He grew his hobby into a world wide expertise that the industry has embraced.

In 2004 he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and they created their own website www.ActionFigureInsider.com.

Daniel has been quoted in both industry and mass media press outlets. Over the years Daniel and AFi have been sought out as experts in the field. Daniel was regularly featured on “Attack of the Show” on the G4 network as the primary contributor to their “Mint On Card” segment, and our front page has been linked to from USA Today’s
“Pop Candy” Blog twice. Daniel’s content has also been featured on MSNBC.com,
Wired.com, Fark.com, Boing-Boing, Gizmodo.com, Ain’t It Cool News, the Official
Star Wars blog, Geekologie, G4, CNet and Toy Fare magazine, among many
others. He has consulted on toy lines, books, documentaries and TV shows.

But all of that really just sounds snooty and “tootin’ his own horn” – the long and short of it is that Daniel loves toys and he LOVES talking about them.